In a similar format to the award-winning The Lost Words, I Am Cat is a treasure of a book for cat lovers of all ages.
Ten wild habitats, ten wild cats and one domestic cat are dramatically and beautifully illustrated in this unique celebration of the cat. In bold pictures and a simple text, Jackie Morris brings alive Cat who, when asleep in the day, dreams of being all kinds of other cats. Sometimes she’s a lion lounging in the heat of the day; sometimes she’s a cheetah sprinting after prey in the hot desert; sometimes ... View Full Review
Liz is convinced that her next-door neighbour Mr Wilson is a dinosaur. Maybe a brachiosaurus or a diplodocus? But no-one else seemed to notice, no-one else believed her. After all, they became extinct over 65 million years ago and she would know as she's a dinosaur expert.
This book will have dinosaur lovers everywhere living in hope that one day they'll find the Narnia-esque tunnel leading to another world where dinosaurs still roam. I for one, hope and believe in that sprinkle of magic!
But unfortunately one person did listen and Mr Wilson was whisked away, all in the name of ... View Full Review
Beautiful illustrations by Stefano Martinuz complement the vivid verse which will have you chuckling all the way through. A brilliant book to read out loud to children with dialogue, danger and some hilarity, this is set to become a sure-fire favourite to be read again and again.
Below the bridge, beneath the log, underneath the burping bog, where townsfolk whispered, cringed and crept, a terrifying monster slept...
As group after group of animals encounter the dreaded bridge, they are confronted with the terrible Troll hidden in the depths below.
Inspired by internet trolls, cloaked in anonymity, he delights in shouting ... View Full Review
This book feels like another instant classic from the award-winning team of former Children's Laureate Rosen and the incredible Ed Vere. Featuring an otherworldly collection of a dozen dazzling poems, Out of This World is full of poems to make you laugh, make you smile and make you think. Properly think.
What if you lived in AD3528 and lived in Underwater London? Imagine a beast, a monster whose only food was letters, gobbling up the whole alphabet. What a nightmare that would be! What would it be like to be a red blood cell? Imagine a day in the ... View Full Review
Smriti Halls collaborates with Clare Fennell to produce a buzzilliant book bursting with bee-autiful imagery and is a reminder to bee-lieve in yourself. Full of positive affirmations, this book shares the importance of understanding the highs and lows of life and how it's important to stay positive, look after each other and most importantly be yourself.
The illustrations are a joy and will provide children hours of fun noticing every little detail, every bee playing their part and doing what they love. Complemented by the wonderful rhymes, it's a celebration of life: an inclusive and empowering book for everyone which ... View Full Review
On the face of it Grace and Maddy had it all. The Stoll girls. Two sisters with a closeness most of us would dream of. Educated in an exclusive private school. Until we begin scratching beneath the surface and page by page we are enlightened. We uncover secrets. We find the skeletons in the closet. And with every twist and turn we find truths but are in the dark until the final page.
Maddy's portfolio for the writing scholarship was submitted months ago. In secret. Her parents didn't know she wanted to attend Trinity University. She was hopeful it would ... View Full Review
Ooh here we are again and I'm giddy with excitement. And The Dictionary Story certainly doesn't disappoint. Hands shaking as I open the package, eyes glistening with the gold foil lettering on the stunning hardback as I stroke the cover and the pages within.
One day, Dictionary decided to bring her words to life. No longer happy with being the home of all words, she wants to tell a story of her own. Page by page she brings the words within to life as characters from the alphabet are allowed to ramble. After a series of mishaps, things get a ... View Full Review
In this wonderful world of fairy shops we visit Silverbell Street for a spree where anything can be yours, just by wishing. With a familiar cast of characters bursting from the pages, this will enrapture your young reader and become a firm favourite in any household.
If you believe in fairies, this is a shopping trip you'll never forget. Where a hat can make you a king or queen for the day. The pet shop where the pet chooses you. Buy a cloak of invisibility or magic lamp. An umbrella that will transport you to the stars. Fix your wonky ... View Full Review
Old Mariana longs for friendship, but she is feared by the village children and lives alone. Longing for more. With only the sea for company, one night after a terrible storm Mariana discovers that the storm had brought her a Merbaby, hidden in a crab shell to keep her safe. Bringing love, life and happiness to Mariana, the Merbaby gives her a new lease of life. And although she returns to the sea when she is ready and able, she has gifted so much for Mariana.
I could pore over Jackie Morris' work all day every day. Every flick of ... View Full Review
This book is a joy. I read it in one sitting; I couldn't put it down. I implore you and everyone you know, young and old to read this book. It's urgent. It's important. It promotes understanding and it's a beautiful read.
Jamie Rambeau first told their secret to their best friend Ash in year 4. "I'm not a girl or a boy Ash. Don't use 'he' or 'she' when you're talking about me. Neither of them sound right. They're not...my words."
Jamie was good until year 6 but they were about to find out that despite what they thought, not ... View Full Review
I love Clarice Bean. How can you not? Her unique voice. How bright and funny she is. Her keen observations. Her endless curiosity. Such a way with words!
As I read each book I can’t help but read out loud as her voice is so unique. She’s so wise, and a bit of a know it all. In the most UTTERLY brilliant way. If you haven’t the pleasure of her acquaintance yet, do not delay and go and buy one of her books right now.
In this the ninth Clarice Bean book, Clarice ... View Full Review
Inspired by a rite-of-passage book and his own first discovery of the Bard in Tales of Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb when he was six or seven, Morpurgo delivers his own version of a selection of Shakespeare's plays in story format.
And oh what a joy it is. Giving the gift of Shakespeare to the young, ensuring they don't turn away from it before they come to engage with it, enjoy it, love it, this is a real treat. Offering every child the early experience of the tales of Shakespeare, this book deserves to be on every bookshelf throughout ... View Full Review
